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CH-53E Super Stallion — present and future

Three CH-53E Super Stallions bring landing troops in an exercise (this could mean 120–150 troops) — Canadian Forces photo by MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault provided by the U.S. Navy

The largest helicopter in U.S. military service is the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion — a CH-53 Sea Stallion on steroids with an added third engine, a larger rotor blade system with additional rotor blade and a tilted-by-20° vertical fin/tail rotor (which provides a bit of lift while in a hover). It is much more powerful than the CH-53 Sea Stallion and can carry 55 troops (as opposed to the 38 of the Sea Stallion) or can lift sizable sling loads such as an M198 155mm Howitzer cannon while internally carrying its ammunition load and crew. So, three Super Stallions can insert a heavy platoon/light company or half a cannon battery — eleven can insert an entire fire support base in one go. Primarily flown by the USMC, the USN also utilizes Super Stallions in mine countermeasure missions.

Soon, the Echo model will be replaced by the Kilo model which will have twice the lift capacity while keeping the same range with a more narrow footprint in consideration of shipboard operations — though the cabin will be wider and able to load a Humvee. Another logistical improvement is that pallets used on military airlifters will be able to be directly loaded onto CH-53K Super Stallions eliminating the need to break up and repack the loads onto smaller pallets.